Which of the Following Is True of Compliance-Based Corporate Ethics

question 106

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true of compliance-based corporate ethics programs?

• A) They are designed to instill in people a personal responsibility for ethical behavior.
• B) They increase surveillance and controls on people and impose punishments on wrongdoers.
• C) They go beyond the mere avoidance of illegality.
• D) They help companies and people govern themselves through a set of guiding principles that they embrace.
• E) They are not concerned with legal repercussions of unethical behavior.

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Definitions:

Oceanic Crust

The part of the Earth's crust that underlies the oceans, thinner and denser than the continental crust.

Salt Deposits

Concentrations of salt left behind when water evaporates, often found in arid environments or as part of geological formations.

NaCl

Sodium chloride, a chemical compound more commonly known as table salt.

Seafloor Spreading

The formation of new oceanic crust at mid-ocean ridges, which gradually shifts away from the ridge, resulting in the creation of fresh seafloor.